Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Premier and Commander of the National Guard, and Syrian President Dr. Bashar Al-Assad held a meeting at the crown prince's palace in Riyadh today. During the meeting, which was described as constructive and fruitful, they discussed the overall developments at the Arab, Islamic and International arenas in addition to the aspects of cooperation between the two countries and ways of enhancing them in all fields. On the Saudi side, the meeting was attended by Prince Mit'eb bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs; Prince Saud Al-Faisal, the Foreign Minister; Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz, the Vice Governor of Riyadh Region; Iyad bin Ameen Madani, the Minister of Culture and Information; other princes, ministers and officials. On the Syrian side, it was attended by Farooq Alshar'a, the Foreign Minister and Dr. Ahmed Nidhamuddin, Syria's Ambassador to the Kingdom.
